5 Things To Watch Next Week + ChartBook

5 Things To Watch Next Week + ChartBook

All Eyes On The EUR/USD Following Break-Out Attempt

EUR/USD, 4-Hour Chart Analysis

The Euro hit its highest level since mid-October against the struggling USD this week, with the most traded forex pair topping the 1.15 level leaving a long-standing trading range behind. While the dovish shift by the Fed, and the broad risk rally helped the common currency, and lot of analysts point to the ballooning US deficits as a long-term risk for the Greenback, from a technical perspective the pair is still clearly bearish.

The pair retraced most of its break-out gains, and it’s now back near the top of the previously dominant trading range, and the lack of follow-through after the move is a warning sign for bulls. The outcome of the current setup will be crucial for the whole forex segment, and although we wouldn’t conclude that the rally is over, the bearish long-term forces and the weak momentum all increase the chances of a bearish outcome.

Also, while economic numbers started to deteriorate in the US too, the sharp slowdown in the Eurozone is much more apparent, taking the collapse in industrial production as an example, and given the deep troubles in the European banking system, the outlook for the common currency is gloomy.

Major US Indices Testing Key Resistance Zones

Dow 30 Index, 4-Hour Chart Analysis

The counter-trend moves in risk assets, and in particular, the short squeeze in US stocks came a long way since the Christmas lows, and thanks to the sharp dovish shift in the Fed’s rhetoric, the Volatility Index (VIX) dipped below the 20 level for the first time in over a month. Now, the short-term rally is stretched, and with the October lows, together with the lows from last spring are now ahead as strong resistance, bears might soon be back in control on Wall Street.

The earnings season is about to kick off in earnest next week, and financials will dominate the weekly releases, with JP Morgan (JPM), Bank of America (BAC), Wells Fargo (WFC), Citigroup (C), and Goldman Sachs (GS) all releasing their reports. That will likely increase the day-to-day volatility in stocks, but given the muted forecasts and the profit warnings following the recent turmoil in financial markets, we could be in for some positive surprises.

Pound Headed for Turmoil Again as Key Brexit Vote Looms

GBP/USD, 4-Hour Chart Analysis

It seems that British Prime Minister is going all in on a the draft Brexit plan with the EU, as she warned members of the Parliament that there won’t be a new agreement, and if they fail to accept the plan on Tuesday, a no-deal Brexit could follow or the process could be delayed or halted.

While at this point it’s impossible to predict the outcome of the political turmoil, The Pound managed to gain ground compared to its major peers last week, thanks to the broad risk rally, and the rumors regarding and extended deadline for the Brexit process. Should the Tuesday, vote fail, Theresa May might resign, especially in light of her recent rhetoric, and wild swings will likely continue in the currency.

Gold Looking To Extend Rally

Gold Futures, 4-Hour Chart Analysis

Gold has been in a strong uptrend amid the bearish months in global risk assets and the key safe-haven commodity reached the $1300 level for the first time since June, before entering a consolidation phase as expected.

The precious metal cleared the overbought short-term momentum readings in the past two weeks, as risk assets rebounded, and we might soon enter the next upswing, even though a spike below the $1280 level is in the cards. The next major resistance zone above $1300 is found between $1350 and $1360, and we expect a test of that one in the coming months, given the long-term fundamental tailwind.

G20 Meeting, PPI Report, and Central Bankers On Tap

Besides the crucial Brexit vote on Tuesday, the G20 meeting for finance ministers and central bankers in Tokio will be in focus next week, and it will be very interesting to see how the financial leaders will react to the turmoil in financial markets. We expect a lot of talk about caution and coordinated action, and should the key central bankers join the Fed’s dovish shift, significant moves could be ahead for currencies.

With regards to “real” economic news, the US Producer Price Index (PPI) will closely watched on Tuesday, the British CPI and PPI numbers will come out on Wednesday, the US Philly Fed index is scheduled for Friday, while British Retail Sales, the Canadian CPI report and the Prelim US Michigan Consumer Sentiment will likely make waves on Friday.

ChartBook

Major Stock Indices

S&P 500 Futures, 4-Hour Chart Analysis

Nasdaq 100 Futures, 4-Hour Chart Analysis

Dow 30 Futures, 4-Hour Chart Analysis

VIX (US Volatility Index), 4-Hour Chart Analysis

FTSE 100 Index CFD, 4-Hour Chart Analysis

EuroStoxx50 Index CFD, 4-Hour Chart Analysis

Nikkei 225 Futures, 4-Hour Chart Analysis

Shanghai Composite Index CFD, 4-Hour Chart Analysis

EEM (Emerging Markets ETF), 4-Hour Chart Analysis

Forex

USD/JPY, 4-Hour Chart Analysis

EUR/GBP, 4-Hour Chart Analysis

AUD/USD, 4-Hour Chart Analysis

Commodities

WTI Crude Oil, 4-Hour Chart Analysis

Copper Futures, 4-Hour Chart Analysis

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Brent Crude Continues Rising

Brent recovered to the levels it last reached on December 7. Today, on Monday, January 21, 2019, the instrument is trading at $62.77 USD and tending to keep this positive momentum.

Over the last week, there were a lot of different and sometimes even opposite signals, but investors chose the ones more favorable to the bulls and oil prices started moving upwards. The US Department of Energy reported that Crude Oil Inventories declined slightly, but both distillates and gas increased significantly. While the refinery utilization declined, the oil extraction went up to 11.9M bpd (+200K barrels per week), which means that rather high oil prices (in comparison with December) are pretty comfortable for shale producers.

At the same time, numbers from Baker Hughes published last Friday weren’t really impressive. The Oil Rig Count was 852 units as the indicator lost 21 units. In the case of gas, the corresponding indicator lost 4 units. In total, the number of rigs in the USA decreased by 25 units and right now equals to 1,050 units.

Why does the indicator go down? Most likely, oil producers aren’t really sure that oil price movements over the last 5 weeks indicate a trend reversal instead of a long-term correction. As such, they turn patient and watch market developments unravel.

The USD got stronger a bit last week, but its behavior doesn’t seem to worry oil investors too much so far.

To more clearly see what is happening to Brent, one has to look at the daily chart. It can be seen that the candlestick of December 26th, 2018 formed Engulfing pattern and started a new correction to the upside. In addition to that, there was a convergence on MACD, which indicated a possible pullback. The price is getting closer to the retracement of 38.2% at $64.30. The next target is the retracement of 50.0% at $68.55.

The H4 chart shows a stable uptrend. However, it should be noted that after breaking the previous high the price may start a new pullback towards the support level at $61.50. Later, the instrument is expected to form a new rising impulse with the target at $65.60.

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A recent study suggest Bitcoin Cash is not using anywhere near its full block capacity.

Bitcoin Cash Bulls Fails to Break Big Resistance

Bitcoin Cash price on Monday is trading in minor negative territory, nursing losses of just some 0.5%, at the time of writing. Over the past three sessions, BCH/USD has traded very closely to a descending trend line. The price continues to face rejection when attempting to break above the aforementioned line; however, the bulls do not have enough momentum. This trend line has been in play since 6th November, right at the start of the pick up in downside, at the back end of 2018.

While BCH/USD was confined below the above-mentioned resistance, it fell a chunky 88%. It had dropped from around $650, down to a low of $73.50 on 15th December. Given the current failure to press ahead and break above, the price once again could be knocked back south.

Bitcoin Cash Block Capacity Failure of Use

There is now 500 days’ worth of data to analyze the capacity of Bitcoin Cash when looking at its block size. A recent study conducted by LongHash suggests that the Bitcoin (BTC) blocks on average have been 30x larger than Bitcoin Cash.

Looking at the figures, in terms of Bitcoin Cash, the block size on average has reported to have been just 171 KB since the fork back in August 2017. In real terms, this represents just 2.1% of the total block capacity for BCH. On just one day there the BCH blocks have been more than half full. Back on 15th January 2018, the blocks were able to average 59% of their total capacity, as covered by the recent study.

The study from LongHash further goes on to say, that some will believe that the BCH blocks not nearing their full capacity is a potential positive sign. However, this can also be seen as a lack of interest in Bitcoin Cash, which is somewhat concerning. Most recently, over the past 30 days, the blocks of BCH have averaged just a small 34 KB, which is just around 3.7% of the roughly 923 KB blocks of Bitcoin over that same period.

Technical Review – BCH/USD

BCH/USD daily chart.

Keeping in mind the earlier described rejections for the price, eyes should now note the coming key areas support. Firstly, just ahead of the big psychological $100 mark, at $105, which is an important daily support. The price had last traded around this level between 6-10th December, as it sought comfort at the time, before resuming its move south. If this fails to hold, then a retest of the December low and 2018 low at $73.50 would likely be on the cards.

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ADA/USDT in the very latter stages of trading on Sunday was seen nursing chunky losses of over 5%. The price has continued to trade within a choppy nature, a failure to see commitment from either bear or bull camp for ten sessions now. Market participants have been treading extremely cautiously since the steep fall on 10th January. ADA/USDT had plummeted a whopping 22% within the mentioned session. It was the biggest drop in a single session observed since 16th January 2018, where the price tanked around 44%.

Head and Shoulders Formation

ADA/USDT daily chart.

Looking via the daily chart view, price action has been constructing a head and shoulders pattern formation. The left shoulder and head are seen with the right shoulder close to completion. Currently the price on the latest candlestick heading south is edging closer to the neckline, which will determine whether the textbook pattern will materialize. In terms of the vital support (neckline), this is tracking at $0.047000. Should the bears sustain the downside momentum observed in this session, then a breakout could be seen in the next day or two.

Key Support Areas

A breach of the above-detailed neckline will likely open another wave of hard selling pressure. On this potential note, key areas of comfort should be known at $0.039000 (daily support), $0.035500 (27-28th December 2018 low area). Going by the distance between the head and neckline of the pattern, a drop down to the December 2018 lows may be seen. As a result, this would see a retest of the low area from 7th-15th December, $0.027600. Strong buyers came into play here in mid-December to send ADA/USDT back into a decent upside trend.

ADA/BTC Technical Review

ADA/BTC daily chart.

Upside is capped as the price trades within a very stubborn area of supply. There is a chunky amount of resistance that tracks from 0.00001400 down to 0.00001200. The price has not traded comfortably above this region since the start of September 2018. Furthermore, given the continued rejection and lack of upside momentum, ADA/BTC could be seen back down to the demand area below, 0.00001000. Further south, eyes would be on December low area, 0.00000800.

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